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◇ Catalog #559

Shelob's Ambush

ltr·#559·common·showcase

Illus. Simon Dominic

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Nov '23

2 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

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$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.03range 1333.3%n 95

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,944 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.43

Gameplay

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

As Frodo ran forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed came behind and stung him in the neck.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2024-11-08wotc

Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

2024-11-08wotc

You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

2024-11-08wotc

Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

2024-11-08wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.43 across 95 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTR — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #559 of *The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Food.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,944 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Simon Dominic. Rarix catalogs 545 other cards credited to this artist.